Jai Ganesh was a veteran Tamil

Tamil language

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 film

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 actor

Actor

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, who mostly acted in supporting roles and was perhaps best known for his role in films like Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and Attukara Alamelu. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or even as a villain in films like Thaayillamal Naanillai, Athisaya Piravi

Athisaya Piravi

Athisaya Piravi is a 1990 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth, Nagesh and Kanaka and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was directed by SP. Muthuraman...

 and few more. He was born in 1946.

He was introduced into the film industry by director K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

 in Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. From then on, he acted in many films as hero and also as character actor. Some of his famous films in 70s are Neeya, Pilot Premnath, Vattathukkul Sathuram and Vanakathukuriya Kathaliyae.

Jai Ganesh died of cancer on February 11, 2001 at the age of 54. He acted in lot of movies as hero as well as in supporting roles with famous actors like Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Jaishankar

Jaishankar

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, Sivakumar

Sivakumar

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, Muthuraman

Muthuraman

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, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

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, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj

Sathyaraj

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 and Karthik Muthuraman

Karthik Muthuraman

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.

Notable Filmography

• Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974)
• Attukara Alamelu (1977)
• Neeya (1979)
• Raja Chinna Roja
  Raja Chinna Roja
  Raja Chinna Roja is a 1989 Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman. is a based on the 1965 English musical The Sound of Music with a song of the English movie fully remade in Tamil.-Plot:...
  
   (1989)
• Athisaya Piravi
  Athisaya Piravi
  Athisaya Piravi is a 1990 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth, Nagesh and Kanaka and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was directed by SP. Muthuraman...
  
   (1990)
• Maharaasan (1991)
• Murai Maman (1995)
• Poove Unakkaga
  Poove Unakkaga
  Poove Unakkaga is a Tamil romance movie starring Joseph Vijay.-Plot:Nagesh and Nambiar have been best friends since college and so have their children, Jaiganesh and Vasudevan. Jaiganesh's family members are Christians while Malaysia Vasudevan's are Hindu. Jaiganesh's son is Lawrence and Malaysia...
  
   (1996)
• Ullathai Allitha
  Ullathai Allitha
  Ullathai Allitha is 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film starred Karthik Muthuraman, Goundamani and Rambha in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are copied by Sirpi. The film was a super hit at the box office...
  
   (1996)
• Unnai Thedi
  Unnai Thedi
  Unnai Thedi is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Sundar C. The film features Ajith Kumar and Malavika in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya...
  
  (1999)